Bikes and Horses
Talking cycling with my friend from Portugal.
Portuguese Friend: so, what exactly is the team's role?
JV: protect and help the captain and give your guy every possible advantage
PF: can they block other riders from passing?
JV: no, they block the wind
PF: ahhh
JV: it saves up to 40% of lance's effort, even up hill
PF: so it's not like rollerderby
JV: there is a little of that.
JV: like actively not blocking the wind for other guys or pulling guys away from the peloton and leaving them stranded.
PF: so the portuguese guy is a windblocker?
JV: yes
JV: he's also an astonishingly good climber. and responsible horse owner.
PF: we are very proud of him back home.
PF: but we will probably eat the horse anyway.
This entry was written by Jeffrey Veen and posted 22 July 2004 at 10:18 AM. It was filed under Cycling.
Well, it's strange because our cousins (I'm from Spain) are usually good cycling aficionados. BTW, I started reading your blog because of the IA and usability stuff, and here I am posting about cycling.
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